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Go Green "Small Steps at a Time"For Schools that haven't got a lot of money.How to overcome challenges.The story behind the story.Lessons Learned.TRANSCRIPT
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““Go Green” Small Steps at a TimeGo Green” Small Steps at a Time
2 June 2012
André Schlemmer
André Schlemmer
2 June 2012
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Settlers Park Primary SchoolSettlers Park Primary School
• History• How do we look• What are we doing• What makes us special• Problems we experience• What has been working
for us in the past• What do we want to
achieve
• 107 Years• 70% - 20% - 10%• Same as other Schools• Staff & Work ethics • Money …!• Build on successes of
the past• Leave something
worthwhile behind
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Some men see things as they are and say
“WHY”I dream things that never were, & say
“WHY NOT”
George Bernard Shaw
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Successes Successes
• Science Expo• Growing Mushrooms• EduSwift • Tree Planting Water Project• Wind Turbine Harvesting of Rainwater Toilet Flushing Systems Bottling Plant
• 10 Years• Feeding Scheme• Internet Based• 250 Trees (Last 4 Years)• Phase One … • Phase One …• Phase Two …• Phase Three …• Foreign Investment
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SETTLERS PARK PRIMARY SETTLERS PARK PRIMARY SCHOOLSCHOOL
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Growing MushroomsGrowing Mushrooms&&
Feeding Scheme Feeding Scheme
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Next Generation School Next Generation School Management SystemManagement System
What it is …
• Online• Web Based• Interactive• Secure Login System• Interactive Communication
Advantages
• Save on Paper• Money• Time Effective• Affordable• Effective Management
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PLANTING TREESPLANTING TREES
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TREES FOR AFRICATREES FOR AFRICA
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WATER PROJECT WATER PROJECT
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WIND TURBINE WIND TURBINE
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LAUNCHLAUNCH
MVI_0592.avi
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HARVESTING OF RAIN WATERHARVESTING OF RAIN WATER
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WATER TANKS WATER TANKS
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TOILET FLUSHING SYSTEMSTOILET FLUSHING SYSTEMS
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Small steps at a timeSmall steps at a time
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BOTTLING PLANT BOTTLING PLANT
Foreign Investment R100 000.00 Currently Three Similar
Projects in Africa Planning Managing
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The value and uses of WaterThe value and uses of Water
Impacts of Climate ChangeImpacts of Climate Change
Need for Sustainable Need for Sustainable lifestyleslifestyles
Making Practical ChangesMaking Practical Changes
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There is a lot of water on earth, but There is a lot of water on earth, but only a small amount is easily only a small amount is easily
available for us to useavailable for us to use
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Only 3% of all the water in the Only 3% of all the water in the worldworld
is fresh wateris fresh water
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South Africa is a semi-arid country with an average rainfall of 450mm that is well below the global
average of 860mm.
• The average person, within a middle class home, uses 200 liters per day, to water the garden.
• A garden hose can spray about 30 liters of water per minute• The average shower runs at 22 liters per minute.• The average tap runs at 10 liters per minute.• The average washing machine uses about 100 liters of water per wash
cycle.• About 50% of rural households have no piped water.
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Toilets are flushed by Toilets are flushed by drinking waterdrinking water
• A toilet is the single biggest user of indoor water. On average, it uses 11 liters of water when flushed. A family of four will use 176 liters of water when each uses the toilet four times per day.
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• Shifting ocean currents & warmer air will lead to profound climate changes:
– Eastern E-Cape will become wetter
– Western E-Cape will become drier
– More extreme floods and storms
CLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE
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Growing demand for water from Growing demand for water from growing population and new industrygrowing population and new industry
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‘‘Stepping Up to Sustainability’Stepping Up to Sustainability’Good News from across South Good News from across South
Africa! Africa! “Stories of Change”“Stories of Change”
WESSAWESSA
• What is Happening around Port Elizabeth
SETTLERS PARK PRIMARYSETTLERS PARK PRIMARY
• “Small Steps at a Time”
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RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR RAINWATER HARVESTING FOR OUR GARDENSOUR GARDENS
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Three Crowns PrimaryThree Crowns Primary
Toilets
Chickens
Food Garden
Water Treatment Plant
Bio digester
Gas-fired kitchen
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Use recycled waterUse recycled water
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Rain gutter pipes to pools
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If everyone aspires to European or South African lifestyles, we are going to need 3 planets. And for a North American lifestyle, 4!
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There is not enough fresh water in There is not enough fresh water in the world for everyone! the world for everyone!
Population growth
Fresh water per person
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What Next for Settlers?What Next for Settlers?
• Windhoek in Namibia Prime Example
• Do Research• Learn from others
• Grey Water Project
• Black Water Project
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BIO DIGESTERSBIO DIGESTERS
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Next Steps
• Summarize any actions required of your audience
• Summarize any follow up action items required of you
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CHALLENGECHALLENGEIt is not the years in your life, but the life in your
years that count
GOALSGOALSNo one can predict to what height you can soar.
Even you will not know until youSpread your wings.
BELIEFBELIEFThe future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.
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What are you prepared to do to reduce your footprint and increase your handprint?
What are you Prepared to do to Reduce yourFootprint and Increase your Handprint?
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The Beauty of our SchoolThe Beauty of our School
• “Coming together” is a beginning.• “Keeping together” is progress.• “Working together” is success. "
~ Henry Ford ~
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Thank you for the Opportunity to Walk with me through our School to Enlighten you; …“Small Steps at a Time”